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Amnesty Int’l Urges World Leaders to Act for Jailed Uyghur Scholar
September 19, 2024
Amnesty Int’l Urges World Leaders to Act for Jailed Uyghur Scholar
As the 10th anniversary of Ilham Tohti’s life sentence approaches, Amnesty International is calling on the international community to increase diplomatic efforts for his release, the organization’s website reported. Tohti was sentenced to life imprisonment on September 23, 2014, after…
Typhoon Bebinca Hits Shanghai, Displacing Over 414,000 Residents
September 16, 2024
Typhoon Bebinca Hits Shanghai, Displacing Over 414,000 Residents
Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday, disrupting life in the city as state media reported it could be the most powerful storm to hit the financial hub in 75 years, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The typhoon, the 13th…
China to gradually raise retirement age amid aging population crisis
September 14, 2024
China to gradually raise retirement age amid aging population crisis
China has announced its first increase in the retirement age since the 1950s as it grapples with an aging population and a shrinking pension budget, the BBC reported on Friday. Approved by the country’s top legislative body, the changes will…
Uyghur Exiles Report Rising Repression in the U.S.
September 14, 2024
Uyghur Exiles Report Rising Repression in the U.S.
Uyghur exiles living in the United States are experiencing an alarming increase in transnational repression from the Chinese government, which reportedly uses relatives still in Xinjiang to threaten them into silence, VOA reported recently. In the article, activists, including Elfidar…
Super Typhoon Yagi hits China’s Hainan Island, prompting mass evacuations
September 6, 2024
Super Typhoon Yagi hits China’s Hainan Island, prompting mass evacuations
Super Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Hainan Island in a decade, made landfall in Wenchang city with wind speeds of 223 km/h (138 mph). Around 400,000 people were evacuated before the storm, with transportation services halted and schools…
Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang: Systematic Erasure of Uyghur Identity Through State-Run Boarding Schools
September 6, 2024
Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang: Systematic Erasure of Uyghur Identity Through State-Run Boarding Schools
The Chinese government’s systematic campaign against the Uyghur population has intensified over the past decade, with state-run boarding schools in Xinjiang (East Turkistan) serving as tools of cultural genocide. According to an article published by Bitter Winter on September 5,…
US Calls on China to End Uyghur Repression in Xinjiang
September 1, 2024
US Calls on China to End Uyghur Repression in Xinjiang
The United States has urged China to take immediate action to stop the ongoing repression of Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang, the Siasat Daily reported yesterday. In a statement on Friday, marking the second anniversary…
Uyghur Prison Sentences Total 4.4 Million Years, Yale Report Reveals
August 17, 2024
Uyghur Prison Sentences Total 4.4 Million Years, Yale Report Reveals
A recent analysis from Yale University highlights the staggering impact of the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in Xinjiang, estimating a cumulative 4.4 million years of prison sentences, nationalreview.com published yesterday. The report from Yale’s…
World Uyghur Congress Marks 10 Years Since Deadly Yarkand Massacre
July 28, 2024
World Uyghur Congress Marks 10 Years Since Deadly Yarkand Massacre
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Yarkand massacre, a violent crackdown by Chinese security forces on a peaceful protest that resulted in the deaths of numerous Uyghur civilians. According to Malaysia Sun, the event,…
China: Xinjiang Authorities Tighten Guest Reporting Rules for Uyghurs Amid Human Rights Concerns
July 25, 2024
China: Xinjiang Authorities Tighten Guest Reporting Rules for Uyghurs Amid Human Rights Concerns
Authorities in Xinjiang have intensified a requirement for Uyghurs to report guests in their homes to police within 10 minutes to two hours of arrival, RFA reported on Tuesday. This policy, first implemented in June 2015, has gained emphasis under…